The Smithville water treatment plant will begin fluoridating the city’s water supply again starting Tuesday, January 10, according to Secretary-Treasurer Hunter Hendrixson. Though neither a state or federal requirement, the new liquid fluoride system was installed as part of the rehabilitation of the water plant, according to the wishes of city officials and members of […]
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Olivehurst and Plumas Lake: Fluoride discussion on January 19
The water-fluoridation debate in the Olivehurst Public Utility District will come to a head this month. At the district’s Jan. 19 board meeting, directors could make a decision on whether to keep putting the controversial chemical compound in the water despite a handful of residents who want it out. “We don’t need fluoride in the […]
Pinellas County: Tampa Bay Times editorial
On FLUORIDE, a vote for sense over paranoia At least one Pinellas County government, the Pinellas Park City Council, has the good sense to put public health safety above irrational, ideological pandering. In exploring ways to restore fluoride to its drinking water after the Pinellas County Commission buckled to the forces of paranoia and ignorance […]
Iowa Water Fluoride Database
The Iowa Department of Public Health lists all the communities in the state that have added FLUORIDE, are deficit or have fluoride naturally occurring in water systems… Read full article See Iowa’s Fluoride database
Pinellas Park council will consider restoring fluoride to drinking water it gets from the county
The County Commission’s decision last year to take fluoride out of the drinking water upset Pinellas Park council member Jerry Mullins, whose first thought was of the children, especially the poorer ones, in his city. “We have a lot of children in our town who probably don’t get the best dental care,” said Mullins, whose […]
Springfield, Ozarks will face critical issues in 2012
Happy New Year! As we reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2012, we have identified a set of critical issues that deserve the community’s attention. Our five-member News-Leader Editorial Board has endorsed this agenda as our vision for Springfield and the Ozarks in the year ahead. Three of the items are broad: […]
The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2011
I. Introduction Some old scares refuse to die. This year finds us with revivals of more than a few stories that we had hoped would stay in the junk scares graveyard, where they belong. But from phthalates to genetically modified fish, consumers continue to be needlessly frightened about safe products. Still, we’ve also been kept […]
Durham: Council mulls fluoride in water
Bemused City Council members have deflected a resident’s demand that the Water Management Department stop adding fluoride to Durham’s drinking water. “Obviously, the suggestion would be a dramatic change from the way we presently operate,” Mayor Bill Bell told the resident, Corey Sturmer. “I’m sure the manager and his staff will take it under advisement […]
Pinellas County’s fluoridation issue will not go to referendum
CLEARWATER — There will be no Pinellas County referendum next year asking voters whether they support adding fluoride to drinking water. Nor a dental care van going to schools to treat youngsters from poor neighborhoods. And for the third time this year, the County Commission also voted Tuesday night to cease fluoridation on Dec. 31. […]
Hartland Township ends its water fluoridation program
Hartland Township in Livingston County has voted to immediately stop adding fluoride to its water system. The decision came after a long debate over rumored health risks and government control of water additives. Trustee Glenn Harper brought the issue to the board. He called it a health hazard and says people should decide individually whether […]